Battersea Power Station by Night Photograph

The photograph, taken on a cold January evening in 2020 features Battersea Power station in the early stages of its most recent makeover. The construction of this coalfired power station, standing on the South bank of the Thames started life in the 1930’s and continued through until. 1955 when the two stages, Battersea A and B were completed.

It featured most famously on the album cover of Pink Floyd’s 1975 album, entitled Animals. A flying, helium filled pig was tethered to the site and hovered above the station until it broke free and took off over London. It reached 30,00 feet, was reported by airline pilots and finally came to rest on a farm in Kent. More recently and in a blaze of publicity the latest incarnation of Battersea emerged in October 2022. when the public were admitted to the newly finished project to enjoy a range of bars, restaurants and shops.

Location: South Bank of Thames

Date: January 2020

For the more technically inclined:

Camera: The camera used was Hasselblad 500 C medium format camera with an 80mm Planar f2.8 lens and shot on Kodak Ektar 100 ISO colour print film

Print / Paper information

The paper used was, Fotospeed MATTULTRA240 heavyweight Matt paper and this is certified by ‘Artsure’ – of the Fine Art Trade Guild to be light fast when printed using pigment ink. (https://www.fineart.co.uk/artsure-for-the-trade.aspx)

The image was scanned and then printed digitally on A3* (297mm x 297mm) paper, with a 1cm white border, signed by the photographer and showing the relevant Edition number.

*The image is also available as an A4 (210mm x 210mm) print, please contact me for more information

Printer information:

Printing was carried out on an Epson Surecolor P600 inkjet printer which carries nine cartridges. These include four Blacks / Greys to ensure fine reproduction of Black and White images. The ink used is Epson’s own Epson UltraChrome™ Ink

Purchase information.

The print is one of a limited edition of 150, sold unframed and mailed to your address in a sturdy, sealed cardboard tube.